R-Type Tactics confirmed for US

It seems that previous unconfirmed announcement of R-Type Tactics for US has been officially confirmed by it’s publisher. Atlus has confirmed that the game will be released in the US market on the May 6th, and will bear the name of R-Type Command. Price tag should be somewhere around $39.99.

R-Type Tactics coming to the USA

Even if this is still just a rumor, Irem’s R-Type Tactics is coming to North America courtesy of publisher Atlus. Rebranded R-Type Command, the game is said to be scheduled for a March 4, 2008 release date at an MSRP of $39.99. The game eschews the lightning fast reflexes needed to avoid enemy fire from Bido adversaries, instead offering up turn-based, hex-based strategic gameplay. You won’t control just one ship, but a fleet of space craft.

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